Hailuo AI (MiniMax) Alternatives

Looking for something other than Hailuo AI (MiniMax)? Here are 9 alternatives, with specs side by side so you can see what you gain or lose.

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Kling AI logo

Kling AI

Free plan · from $8.8/mo

Kuaishou's video generator with native 4K, audio and up to 15s clips

Watermark on freeAPI4K (native)
#Text to Video#Image to Video#Lip Sync
Vidu logo

Vidu

Free plan · from $10/mo

ShengShu's video generator known for multi-reference consistency and anime

Watermark on freeAPI4K (higher tiers)
#Text to Video#Image to Video
PixVerse logo

PixVerse

Free plan · from $10/mo

Budget-friendly video generator with daily free credits and many partner models

Watermark on freeAPI4K (Pro plan and up)
#Text to Video#Image to Video
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Dreamina (Seedance)

Free plan · from $15/mo

CapCut's creative app and home of ByteDance's Seedance video models

Watermark on free
#Text to Video#Image to Video#AI Avatars
Runway logo

Runway

Free plan · from $15/mo

Pro-grade AI video studio built on its own Gen-4.5 model plus partner models

Watermark on freeAPI4K (upscale)
#Text to Video#Image to Video#Editing
Adobe Firefly Video logo

Adobe Firefly Video

Free plan · from $9.99/mo

Adobe's commercially safe video model plus partner models inside Firefly

API1080p (Firefly Video Model); 4K with select partner models
#Text to Video#Image to Video#Editing
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Google Veo (Flow / Gemini)

Free plan · from $4.99/mo

Google's Veo 3.1 and Gemini Omni video models inside Flow and the Gemini app

API4K (upscale, Ultra plans only)
#Text to Video#Image to Video#Editing
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Higgsfield

Free plan · from $19/mo

One subscription for dozens of third-party and in-house video and image models

Watermark on freeAPI
#Text to Video#Image to Video#Lip Sync
HunyuanVideo logo

HunyuanVideo

Open source

Tencent's open-weight 8.3B video model that runs on consumer GPUs

Open source720p native, 1080p via super-resolution model
#Text to Video#Image to Video

Hailuo AI (MiniMax) vs top alternatives

Hailuo AI (MiniMax)Kling AIViduPixVerseDreamina (Seedance)
PricingFree plan · from $14.99/moFree plan · from $8.8/moFree plan · from $10/moFree plan · from $10/moFree plan · from $15/mo
Free tierFree credits for new usersFree Basic plan with no monthly credits; exports watermarkedFree plan with login bonus credits; Q4 at 540p60 initial credits plus 30 daily credits, up to 540pFree daily credits for images and videos
Max clip length15s per generation (MiniMax H3)15s per generation (Kling 3.0)16s per generation (Q3)
Max resolution2K (MiniMax H3)4K (native)4K (higher tiers)4K (Pro plan and up)
Watermark on free planYesYesYesYesYes
Commercial usePaid plansPaid plansPaid plans
Developer APIYesYesYesYes
Open sourceNoNoNoNoNo